Electoral results for the division of Arnhem

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral division of Arnhem in Northern Territory elections.

Members for Arnhem edit

Member Party Term
  Rupert Kentish Country Liberal Party 1974–1977
  Bob Collins Labor Party 1977–1983
  Wes Lanhupuy Labor Party 1983–1995
  Jack Ah Kit Labor Party 1995–2005
  Malarndirri McCarthy Labor Party 2005–2012
  Larisa Lee Country Liberal 2012–2014
  Independent 2014
  Palmer United 2014
  Independent 2014–2016
  Selena Uibo Labor 2016–present

Election results edit

Elections in the 1970s edit

1974 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Rupert Kentish 505 66.9 N/A
Labor Elizabeth Pearce 250 33.1 N/A
Total formal votes 755 90.1 N/A
Informal votes 83 9.9 N/A
Turnout 838 55.5 N/A
Country Liberal win (new seat)
1977 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Collins 812 63.4 +30.3
Country Liberal Rupert Kentish 370 28.9 -30.0
Progress Phillip Brain 98 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 1,280 94.3 N/A
Informal votes 77 5.7 N/A
Turnout 1,357 66.1 N/A
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1980s edit

1980 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Collins 1,346 78.4 +15.0
Country Liberal Gatjil Djerrkura 299 17.4 -11.5
Marijuana Mark McAlear 72 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 1,717 93.1 N/A
Informal votes 128 6.9 N/A
Turnout 1,845 66.5 N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1983 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 632 43.9 -34.5
Country Liberal David Amos 445 30.9 +30.9
Country Liberal David Daniels 206 14.3 +14.3
Democrats Klaus Rogers 157 10.9 +10.9
Total formal votes 1,440 90.5 N/A
Informal votes 152 9.5 N/A
Turnout 1,592 65.0 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 840 58.3 N/A
Country Liberal David Amos 600 41.7 N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A
1987 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 742 41.9 -2.0
Country Liberal John Hancock 412 23.3 -7.6
Independent Bruce Foley 368 20.8 +20.8
NT Nationals Brian Dalliston 249 14.1 +14.1
Total formal votes 1,771 92.8 N/A
Informal votes 138 7.2 N/A
Turnout 1,909 62.2 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 976 55.1 -3.5
Country Liberal John Hancock 795 44.9 +3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1990s edit

1990 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 1,103 55.8 +13.9
Country Liberal Tony Hayward-Ryan 660 33.4 +10.1
Independent Rod Ansell 213 10.8 -10.0
Total formal votes 1,976 94.6 N/A
Informal votes 113 5.4 N/A
Turnout 2,089 66.2 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 1,210 61.2 +6.1
Country Liberal Tony Hayward-Ryan 766 38.8 -6.1
Labor hold Swing +6.1
1994 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 1,723 74.5 +18.7
Country Liberal Veronica Januschka 590 25.5 -7.4
Total formal votes 2,313 94.4 N/A
Informal votes 136 5.6 N/A
Turnout 2,449 62.6 N/A
Labor hold Swing +13.3
1995 Arnhem by-election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,195 51.8 -22.7
Country Liberal Mujiji Nunggarrgulu 500 21.7 +9.6[a]
Country Liberal Terry Yumbulul 310 13.4 +9.6[b]
Independent Lance Lawrence 304 13.1 +13.1
After distribution of preferences[c]
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,195 51.8 -22.7
Country Liberal Mujiji Nunggarrgulu 500 21.7 +9.6[d]
Country Liberal Terry Yumbulul 310 13.4 +9.6[e]
Independent Lance Lawrence 304 13.1 +13.1
Labor hold Swing -22.7
1997 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,037 43.9 -30.6
Country Liberal Alan Wright 841 35.6 +10.1
Independent Lance Lawrence 277 11.7 +11.7
Greens Thomas Maywundjiwuy 208 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 2,363 92.0 N/A
Informal votes 207 8.0 N/A
Turnout 2,570 62.8 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,365 57.8 -16.7
Country Liberal Alan Wright 998 42.2 +16.7
Labor hold Swing -16.7

Elections in the 2000s edit

2001 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,372 55.9 +12.0
Country Liberal Alan Wright 425 17.3 -2.5[f]
Country Liberal Cliff Thompson 388 15.8 -2.5[g]
Independent Lance Lawrence 270 11.0 -0.7
Total formal votes 2,455 90.0 N/A
Informal votes 274 10.0 N/A
Turnout 2,729 63.6 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,508 61.4 +3.6
Country Liberal Alan Wright 947 38.6 -3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6
2005 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[13][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Malarndirri McCarthy 1,919 67.2 +11.3
Country Liberal Djuwalpi Marika 652 22.8 -10.3[h]
Greens Lance Lawrence 285 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 2,856 93.5 N/A
Informal votes 200 6.5 N/A
Turnout 3,056 64.2 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Malarndirri McCarthy 1,919 73.9 +18.0
Country Liberal Djuwalpi Marika 652 26.1 -7.0
Labor hold Swing +18.0

The 2008 election in Arnhem was uncontested with one candidate nominating.

2008 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Malarndirri McCarthy 0 N/A N/A
Total formal votes 0 N/A N/A
Informal votes 0 N/A N/A
Turnout 0 N/A N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2010s edit

2012 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Larisa Lee 1,366 55.3 N/A
Labor Malarndirri McCarthy 1,102 44.7 N/A
Total formal votes 2,468 97.0 N/A
Informal votes 76 3.0 N/A
Turnout 2,544 51.9 N/A
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A
2016 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selena Uibo 1,565 54.1 +9.5
Country Liberal Ian Gumbula 804 27.8 −25.9
Independent Lance Lawrence 211 7.3 +7.3
1 Territory James Gaykamangu 197 6.8 +6.8
Independent Larisa Lee 117 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 2,894 97.4 N/A
Informal votes 78 2.6 N/A
Turnout 2,972 57.6 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Selena Uibo 1,777 64.3 +18.6
Country Liberal Ian Gumbula 985 35.7 −18.6
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +18.6

Elections in the 2020s edit

2020 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selena Uibo 1,207 41.3 −8.6
Independent Ian Mongunu Gumbula 987 33.8 +33.8
Country Liberal Jerry Amato 487 16.7 −13.5
Independent Lance Lawrence 243 8.3 −2.6
Total formal votes 2,924 92.6 N/A
Informal votes 232 7.4 N/A
Turnout 3,156 58.1 N/A
Two-party-preferred result[i][22]
Labor Selena Uibo 1,977 67.6 +7.1
Country Liberal Jerry Amato 947 32.4 −7.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Selena Uibo 1,504 51.4 −9.1
Independent Ian Mongunu Gumbula 1,420 48.6 +48.6
Labor hold Swing −9.1

Notes edit

  1. ^ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  2. ^ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  3. ^ No distribution of preferences was required, as Labor candidate Jack Ah Kit received a majority on first preferences.
  4. ^ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  5. ^ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  6. ^ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  7. ^ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  8. ^ Swing calculated from joint performance of two Country Liberal candidates at the previous election.
  9. ^ Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.

References edit

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  2. ^ Arnhem – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 June 1980
  3. ^ Arnhem – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 3 December 1983
  4. ^ Arnhem– Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
  5. ^ Arnhem – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 27 October 1990
  6. ^ Jaensch, Dean (1990). The 1990 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN 0949094803.
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